I have only just started this but I wanted to post for opinion. In IRC I was pushed towards using hook_page_alter() instead of defining a new hook. However hook_page_alter() runs after the 404 header has been sent. I don't expect the code as is to get in. Largely I am posting this as a start because I work on large sites (Economist.com) and I don't want to have to use nfs to share the files directory as it adds another single point of failure in the stack.

I am working on two mini Drupal projects.Â One allows you to comment on drupal articles (nodes) via XMPP (Gtalk), the main problem here is presenting an interface through IM that will reliably allow the user to know which article they are commenting on.Â

Full Fat Things

Full Fat Things is my company. Leveraging my many years experience building very scalable sites for publishers I have set up Full Fat Things.

I make sites Drupal (and other) sites go super fast with database tuning, proxy caching implementations, CDN installations, converting to Pressflow from Drupal and good old fashioned code reviews for optimisation. Additionally we consult on development practices to help you make your developers more productive!

Geosay

geosay is a site I built with @dansingerman. It is a free super-local information service for finding out what people are saying, and have said, right where you are. Content is ordered by nearest, not most recent. As well as having content native to the platform, it also aggregates data from Twitter and Foursquare and we plan to add other services. Mobile users get a version customised for that platform.

Project Red Stripe

Project Red Stripe was a six-member team comprised of The Economist Group's employees that was brought together with the task of creating an innovative and web-based product, service or business model by July 2007.